Elpida to volume produce 2Gb DDR3 on 40nm in 4Q09, says paper

Newswatch - Aug 11, 14:27

Elpida Memory is scheduled to kick off volume production of 2Gb DDR3 devices using 40nm-class process technology in the fourth quarter of 2009, the Chinese-language Economic Daily...

Global Unichip to volume produce 40nm PCIe Gen2 IP by end of 2009

Aug 11, 09:28

Global Unichip has announced that its recent success on Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC)'s 40nm G process PCIe Gen2 IP has been validated in the data rate that ranges...

Elpida set to enter 40nm in 2010, sources say

Aug 7, 11:03

Elpida Memory is scheduled to migrate to 40nm-class production in 2010 to avoid lagging behind competitors, according to industry sources. The Japan-based memory maker intends to...

TSMC promoting OIP by combining EDA, IP

Newswatch - Aug 4, 16:16

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) is making efforts to make its OIP (Open Innovation Platform) - a technology platform for integrated services from IC design to manufacturing...

UMC gearing up for 40nm

Jul 24, 15:02

United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) has been working closely with customers, including FPGA specialist Xilinx, to volume produce 45/40nm products at its 300mm (12-inch) fabs,...

Xilinx working closely with foundries to ensure 40nm FPGA supply, sources say

Jul 17, 16:09

Xilinx is reportedly working closely with United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) and Samsung Electronics, to ensure smooth supply of its recently-announced Virtex-6 and Spartan-6...

NetLogic Microsystems migrates multiple product lines to TSMC 40nm

Jul 16, 10:05

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has announced that NetLogic Microsystems (NETL) is currently sampling its single-die quad-port 10 Gigabit Ethernet (10GbE) physical...

Nvidia to launch 40nm GPU at the end of September, says paper

Newswatch - Jul 7, 16:47

Nvidia expects to launch its new 40nm GeForce GT220 (GT216) and GeForce G210 (GT218) GPUs at the end of September 2009, according to a Chinese-language Commercial Times report...

TSMC processes over five million 12-inch wafers based on sub 0.13-micron nodes

Jul 2, 14:21

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has cumulatively shipped over five million 12-inch equivalent wafers of chips processed with sub 0.13-micron processes, according...

TSMC 40nm yields expected to pick up in August

Jun 19, 16:18

Yields of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company's (TSMC's) 40nm process will not see any significant improvement until August 2009, according to sources at graphics card maker...

TSMC continuing 12-inch fab expansion

Jun 9, 15:56

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) is continuing to expand its 12-inch wafer foundry capacity, aiming at an 11% increase from 2008 and to account for 42% of its aggregate...

Nvidia to increase 40nm orders with TSMC for 2009

May 20, 15:53

Nvidia has moved to scale up its orders for 40nm graphics chips at foundry partner Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) for 2009, according to sources at graphics card...

AMD to showcase new notebook platform at Computex 2009, says paper

Newswatch - May 18, 12:07

AMD plans to showcase its new notebook platform (Tigris) at Computex 2009, according to a Chinese-language Commercial Times report. The new platform consists a 45nm dual-core...

TSMC may see 10% of sales from 40/45nm by year-end 2009

May 12, 16:53

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) is promoting the utilization of its 40nm and 45nm through expansion at its 12-inch facility. The pure-play foundry is expected to...

AMD launches a new 40nm GPU and a dual-core Athlon Black Edition CPU

Apr 29, 17:04

AMD has launched the ATI Radeon HD 4770 graphics processor that harnesses a 40nm manufacturing process for the desktop PC market, delivering performance and energy efficiency at anticipated...

UMC announces delivery of 40nm logic ICs

Apr 9, 10:06

United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) has announced that it has begun delivering customer ICs produced on advanced 40nm process technology. The products were manufactured with...

TSMC and UMC see rising orders for AMD GPUs for 2Q09, says paper

Newswatch - Mar 19, 16:56

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) and United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) have landed combined orders of 30,000 wafers (12-inch equivalent) for new AMD graphics...

Samsung brings 40nm to 8Gb NAND production

Mar 11, 11:53

Samsung Electronics has recently announced that it has begun using 40nm process technology to produce an 8Gb Flex-OneNAND fusion memory chip, which supports both single-level cell...

TSMC sees weak 40nm orders

Feb 18, 15:47

Despite the successful ramp of the 40nm node, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has secured fewer orders from AMD and Nvidia than originally expected, according to...

Altera reportedly to partner with UMC

Feb 6, 10:42

Following rumors speculating that Xilinx is likely to start cooperating with Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) for its next-generation 32nm FPGA (field-programmable...

Nvidia to add more members to 40nm GT200 family

Dec 29, 11:04

In addition to the high-end GT212, Nvidia plans to launch 40nm GT214 and GT216 GPUs to replace the current G94 and G96 chips for the mainstream market in the third quarter of 2009,...

AMD RV740 GPU 40nm tape-out finished, Nvidia targeting GT212 for 2009, says paper

Newswatch - Dec 24, 15:53

Tape-out of AMD's 40nm RV740 GPU is reported complete and the company will start mass production by the end of first quarter next year at Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company...